Specialist Housing Advice

BHT Hastings Advice’s specialist housing advice team are able to provide free and confidential advice to people who are homeless or at risk of losing their home, suffering harassment by their landlord or living with serious disrepair.

We will listen to you to understand your current situation and wherever possible, will help you to find a solution.

We have specialist housing advisors and a housing solicitor who are very experienced in offering advice to help you resolve your problems. If needed, we can arrange an appointment with you where you can discuss your circumstances in more detail.

This service is available to residents in Hastings & Rother but you must be eligible for Legal Aid. To be eligible for Legal Aid you need to have a low income and savings.

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Court Duty Scheme

The Court Duty Scheme provides last-minute emergency advice for people facing eviction who have an initial court possession hearing.

A specialist Housing Advisor from BHT attends the County Court in Hastings when repossession cases are being heard.

However, we would strongly recommend you contact BHT Hastings Advice as soon as you are given notice of possession by your landlord or mortgage company

This service is available to all tenants or mortgage-holders facing eviction or repossession who have a hearing listed on that day. Our Housing Adviser might be very busy on the day, so you need to arrive at court about an hour before your hearing is listed.

Macmillan Welfare Benefits Advice Service

The Macmillan Welfare Benefits Advice Service provides free and confidential welfare benefits advice for people living with cancer, their families and carers.

The service is available across East Sussex. Many people find a cancer diagnosis can bring money worries, with costs they hadn’t considered. Our Macmillan Benefits Adviser can offer specialist advice to help ease these concerns, with information on benefits and tax credits.

They will work out what financial help you could be entitled to and assist you to claim any benefits or tax credits. This service is run by a partnership between BHT and Money Advice Plus Services and funded by Macmillan.

The project also provides ongoing support whilst clients settle into their tenancies. We also offer one-to-one sessions for people who are not quite ready to attend the workshops. Accommodation seekers can be additionally supported by peer volunteers.